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How to Find a College Where You Feel at Home

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January 11, 2016

For many students, going to college is often the first time they are stepping out of the comfort of home. Indeed, you will no longer have free, unlimited access to a washing machine and dryer. Moreover, mom or dad won’t be there to make dinner – it will be up to you. Plus, you will have to be responsible for cleaning and other tasks.

Indeed, it is time to grow up. However, to make this transition as easy as possible, you want to be sure that you find a college where you feel comfortable and able to succeed. In order to do this, you want to complete a number of critical steps and consider some important factors.

Take a Campus Tour

One of the best ways to find out more about college is to actually visit different campuses. Indeed, the college campus tour is a crucial part of finding a school that you like. Sure, a college may look great on paper, but when you visit, you may feel like a stranger or like you don’t belong. If you get this feeling, you may need to listen to your gut and keep searching.

Do Your Research

Before you take the time to visit a certain college, you want to do your research. Doing your due diligence is critical because you want to be sure a college has all the things you want. For instance, if you are interested in a certain field of study, you may want to find out if that department has good facilities and quality teachers. If you want to enter film editing, you may want to find out if there are state of the art editing bays and you look into the achievements of some of the professors.

Meet Other Students

On top of doing your research, you may want to meet other students to get their honest opinions of the school. Indeed, you can do this during your campus visit. It will be important to ask students as many questions as you can. Most likely, your tour guide will either be a student or a former student. You can ask about what the campus is like during different seasons, at night, how the food is and more. You could even if ask if the person had any major revelations after getting to the school.

Take Online Courses

If you aren’t sure about moving out of home yet, you may want to go to college from the comfort of your current residence. If your current residence is your parent’s home, this can be a great way to transition into college life. You could get your masters in education online or you could get your teaching degree online. You can accomplish a lot with computers these days.

Check out the Dorms

On top of everything, you want to check out the dormitories when you visit a college campus. The last thing you want is to get to a college and move into the dorms and realize that you don’t feel comfortable. In the end, you want to make sure your actual living arrangements are safe, comfortable and fun.

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